The lifters then retry lifting the sitter the same way as before. The volunteers will then perform some small ritual, usually involving rubbing their hands together or circling the chair in various direction (counter-clockwise, walking backwards, etc.) After this ritual, the volunteers hold their hands over the sitter's head to "transfer" energy into the sitter, which will presumably make them weightless. Each of the four places two fingers under each corner of the chair's seat and the four together will attempt to lift the chair and sitter, which generally fails. Four volunteers agree to stand around the sitter, two on the sitter's left side and the other two on their right. After these repetitions, the person being lifted is described by the group as having become lighter or even entirely weightless.Īnother variation of the game takes place with one person seated in a chair. Some versions omit the story entirely and only the "light as a feather." chant is used.
This is intended to unsettle the participants, and to convince them that something may have changed making it easier to lift the person than before.Īll versions of the game end with the phrase "light as a feather, stiff as a board" chanted by those standing around the "dead" player as they attempt to lift their companion's body using only their fingertips. In a common, modern version, the person being lifted is told a story about their death and asked to imagine it happening to them. Variations of the spoken part of the game occur. The general direction of the call-and-repeat describes how the person is looking worse and worse, followed by saying "she is dying", and, finally, "she is dead". The person closest to the head commonly begins by saying something like "She's looking ill", which is repeated several times, and followed by, "she's looking worse", which is also repeated several times. The others space themselves around that person, each placing one or two fingertips underneath the participant's limbs. One participant lies flat on the floor, facing upwards. In performing magic this effect is known as abnormal lift. The phrase has also become established in popular culture as a reference to a levitation trick, and has been referred to in various media accounts. Light as a feather, stiff as a board is a game played by children at slumber parties.
Both Rosemary’s Baby (Ira Levin’s fatalistic novel was a bestseller before it was adapted for film) and the musical Hair-promising a coming era of peace and love, the Age of Aquarius -came out in 1967. The resurgence of the horror genre in the ’70s was paralleled by a fascination for all things supernatural and occult. Take Three Jewels if Your Age is an Odd Number.” Read all the messages here. Example: “The Screeching Green Pestilence Brings Death.
There’s a little plastic record playing under the mummy that directs the players’ moves. Voice of the Mummy is the only one I’ve played, and it was over 30 years ago.
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